There will be no architectural or socket
differences between desktop Core
2 Quadro and
Xeon X3000 series processors, with the exception of product placement
and
marketing. The new Xeon X3220 and X3210 processors will arrive clocked
at 2.4
and 2.13 GHz with a 1066 MHz front-side bus respectively. Both Kentsfield Xeon X3000 processors will
feature 8MB of L2 cache. Expect the Intel Xeon X3220 and X3210 to
arrive in
Q1’07 for $851 and $690 in 1,000-unit lots.

Intel
Kentsfield
Xeon

Processor
Number

Core
Frequency

Bus
Frequency

L2
Cache

Price

X3220

2.40GHz

1066MHz

8MB

$851

X3210

2.13GHz

1066MHz

8MB

$690

Before Intel releases its Kentsfield
based Xeons it will release Clovertown Xeon DP processors.
The new Clovertown Xeon DP
processors are quad-core and multi-processor
enabled. With a compatible LGA771 motherboard users can install two Clovertown processors in a system for
eight-core computing. The new Xeons will arrive in X5355, E5345, E5320
and
E5310 models clocked at 2.66, 2.33, 1.86 and 1.60 GHz respectively.
Intel Xeon
DP models X5355 and E5345 will have a 1,333 MHz front-side bus while
the Xeon
DP E5320 and E5310 have a slightly slower 1,066 MHz front-side bus. All
Clovertown Xeon processors will
have 8MB
of L2 cache. Pricing for Intel Clovertown
Xeon DP processors will be $1172, $851, $690 and $455 for
models X5355,
E5345, E5320 and E5310 in 1,000-unit lots respectively. Availability is
expected later this quarter.

Intel
Clovertown
Xeon

Processor
Number

Core
Frequency

Bus
Frequency

L2
Cache

Price

X5355

2.66GHz

1333MHz

8MB

$1172

E5345

2.33GHz

1333MHz

8MB

$851

E5320

1.86GHz

1066MHz

8MB

$690

E5310

1.60GHz

1066MHz

8MB

$455

Lastly on the Intel Xeon roadmap is
one new Tulsa Xeon MP processor. The
new dual-core Xeon MP 7150N will
be clocked at 3.5 GHz with a 667 MHz front-side bus. This particular
model will
have 2MB of L2 cache and 16MB of L3 cache. Pricing for the new Xeon MP
7150N
will be $2,622 in 1,000 unit lots. Availability is expected in
Q1’07.

Intel
Tulsa Xeon

Processor
Number

Core
Frequency

Bus
Frequency

L2
Cache

L3
Cache

Price

7150N

3.50GHz

667MHz

2MB

16MB

$2,622

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